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ArticleIndian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2025

Contralateral metachronous pulmonary carcinoid tumor 7 years after lobectomy.

Pinar Çağan, Seyedehtina Safaei, Ali Kimiaei, Özlem Yapıcıer, Cemal Asim Kutlu

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Article in Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Pinar ÇağanThoracic Surgery, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Seyedehtina SafaeiThoracic Surgery, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ali KimiaeiThoracic Surgery, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-0845-9556
Özlem YapıcıerPathology, Bahçeşehir University School of Medicine, Göztepe Medical Park Training and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Cemal Asim KutluThoracic Surgery, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carcinoid tumors, originating from neuroendocrine cells, are slow-growing tumors that are predominantly found in the gastrointestinal tract and bronchopulmonary system. Surgical resection is the primary treatment for localized tumors. However, the long-term risk of recurrence, including rare cases of metachronous tumors, presents an ongoing clinical challenge. This case report details a 77-year-old male who underwent lobectomy for a pulmonary carcinoid tumor and later developed contralateral recurrence after 7 years, emphasizing the importance of surveillance strategies in such cases.

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PMID40247982
PMCPMC11999919

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